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The arms industry as a commercial determinant of health in the Middle East: a call for research. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Makhoul J, Maani N, El Hajj D, Abou Arabi S, Masry R.   +4 more
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The Architecture of Illegal Markets

, 2017
From illegal drugs, stolen artwork, and forged trademarks, to fraud on financial markets—the phenomenon of illegality in market exchanges is pervasive. Illegal markets have great economic significance, have relevant social and political consequences, and shape economic and political structures.
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Illegal Markets

, 2017
The study of illegal markets needs to distinguish illegality from legality, and to relate both to legitimacy. There is no conceptual ambiguity about the distinction between legal and illegal if legality is formally defined. In practice, (formal) legality and (social) legitimacy can diverge: illegal markets are empirically related to organized crime ...
Renate Mayntz
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The Characteristics of Illegal Markets

, 2019
Abstract The phenomenon of illegal markets is pervasive. The circulation of illegal goods and services reaches all social segments, crosses national boundaries, and produces enormous revenues. Scholarship has typically addressed issues of illegal exchanges by focusing on criminal organizations, their members’ activities, internal ...
Matías Dewey, Dewey, M.
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On the Resilience of Illegal Drug Markets

Global Crime, 2007
This paper argues that the concept of resilience is a fruitful way of understanding the impact of repressive policies on illegal drug markets. For the purpose of this article, resilience is defined as the ability of market participants to preserve the existing levels of exchanges between buyers and sellers, despite external pressure aimed at disrupting
Martin Bouchard
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How Illegal Wildlife Trade Adheres to and Defies Conventional Market Behavior [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Meredith L Gore, Greg Midgette
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Profits and Violence in Illegal Markets: Evidence From Venezuela

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2020
“Some theories predict that profits facilitate peace in illegal markets, while others predict that profits fuel violence. I provide empirical evidence from drug trafficking in Venezuela.
Dorothy Kronick
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Casting Light on the Workings of Illegal Fishing Markets [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Philippe Le Billon
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